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California Alcohol Policy Alliance (CAPA) to Announce 2019 CAPA Alcohol Prevention Heroes
4th Annual CAPA Summit at the California Endowment Center, Los Angeles
November 6, 2019
En español

New Research Shows 80% of City of Los Angeles Overcrowded with Alcohol Related Bussinesses
New Data Releases as Community Organizations Press City Council to Take Action on Alcohol Density
October 22, 2019
En español

MEDIA ALERT: Los Angeles Drug and Alcohol Policy Alliance (L.A. DAPA) Press Event: Data Reveals City-Wide Affliction with Alcohol Outlet Density Correlating to Higher Crime
October 21, 2019

MEDIA ALERT: Marin County Alcohol and Drugs Town Hall Scheduled, Friday October 18, 2019 at Alcohol Justice
October 17, 2019
En español

California Assembly STOPS Extended Bar Hours Experiment
SB 58 Fails as Lawmakers Choose Public Health & Safety Over Nightlife Profits
September 14, 2019
En español

Los Angeles City Council Says NO to 4 a.m. Bar Bill
Narrative changes from increasing nightlife profits to protecting public health and safety
Resolution Vote Puts Council at Odds with Mayor Garcetti
August 27, 2019
En español

MEDIA ADVISORY: Los Angeles Says NO 4 a.m. Last Call
L.A. City Councilmembers Vote on Resolution to Oppose SB 58
Los Angeles Will Not Be Part of Senator Wiener's Haphazard 4 a.m. Bar Bill Experiment
August 26, 2019

MEDIA ADVISORY: 6th Annual Youth for Justice Summer Academy Begins in San Rafael
YFJ SUMMER ACADEMY 2019
ACADEMIA DE VERANO JOVENES POR LA JUSTICIA
July 26, 2019

California Assembly GO Committee Ignores Frightening 4 A.M. Bar Bill Cost-Benefit Analysis, Passes SB 58
Massive net social cost projected over five years from extending bar times in 10 pilot project cities.
July 11, 2019
En español

MEDIA ADVISORY: Sobering 4 a.m. Bar Bill Cost-Benefit Analysis to be Released by Alcohol Justice, and California Alcohol Policy Alliance with Assemblymember Tom Lackey
$266 million to over $1 billion -- catastrophic net social cost of alcohol harm over five years in Los Angeles alone!
July 8, 2019
En español

MEDIA ADVISORY: Sobering 4 a.m. Bar Bill Cost-Benefit Analysis to be Released by Los Angeles City Councilmember Koretz, Alcohol Justice, and the California Alcohol Policy Alliance
$266 million to over $1 billion -- catastrophic net social cost of alcohol harm over five years in Los Angeles alone!
July 8, 2019
En español

MEDIA ADVISORY: Marin County Residents Demand an End to Our Jail to Deportation Pipeline
Board of Supervisors To Hold Truth Act Community Forum To Examine Local Law Enforcement Agencies’ Entanglements With Federal Immigration Authorities
July 8, 2019
En español

CAPA: MOTHERS RALLY TO STOP WIENER’S 4 A.M. BAR BILL
AT CALIF. STATE ASSEMBLYMEMBER MIKE GIPSON’S DISTRICT OFFICE
July 1, 2019
En español

CAPA: MOTHERS RALLY TO STOP WIENER’S 4 A.M. BAR BILL
AT CALIF. STATE ASSEMBLYMEMBER BLANCA RUBIO’S DISTRICT OFFICE
June 30, 2019
En español

Community Rally to STOP Wiener's 4 a.m. Bar Bill at Co-Author Miguel Santiago's District Office
June 26, 2019
En español

MEDIA ADVISORY: MADD Joins Assistant Speaker Ortiz and Traffic Safety Partners to Announce Support of .05 BAC Law
May 24, 2019

California State Senate‘Under the Influence’ Votes 29-6 to Approve SB 58 – Senator Wiener’s Dangerous 4 a.m. Bar Bill Experiment
May 22, 2019
En español

California SB 58 Opponents Hold Los Angeles Press Event
Senator Wiener’s “ZOMBIE” 4 a.m. bar bill will disrupt uniform last call and spread alcohol overconsumption, loss of life, injury, and nuisance across the state.
May 3, 2019.
En español

Los Angeles Says NO 4 a.m. Last Call
L.A. City Councilmember Paul Koretz Hosts SB 58 Opposition Press Event
Residents of Los Angeles Will Not Be Lab Rats for Senator Wiener’s Haphazard 4 a.m. Bar Bill Experiment
May 2, 2019
En español

MEDIA ADVISORY:5^th Annual Marin Youth Leaders Summit Scheduled for Sunday, April 28, 2019 at Alcohol Justice
Featuring Ruthie Bolton, author, speaker, two-time Olympic gold medalist
April 26, 2019
En español

MEDIA ADVISORY: COMMUNITY RALLY AT ASSEMBLY PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN JONES-SAWYER’S DISTRICT OFFICE -- POINT .05 SAVES LIVES!
April 16, 2019
En español

MADD, Parents of Drunk Driving Victims, Senator Hill, Traffic Safety Partners Call for .05 BAC Law, Ignition Interlocks for All Offenders
April 3, 2019

MEDIA ADVISORY: MADD, Rep. Hammoud Call for .05 BAC Law, Ignition Interlocks for All Offenders
Legislation Is MADD’s First Endorsement of Lowering BAC to .05
March 21, 2019

Senator Wiener Randomly Adds Fresno to His Zombie 4 a.m. Bar Bill, SB 58
NEW “Local Control” Video: 3rd Times the Harm – STOP SB 58
Research predicts 230% increase in alcohol-related fatalities, 179% increase in injuries from collisions in rush hours 5 a.m. & 9 a.m.
March 11, 2019
En español

MEDIA ADVISORY: ALCOPOPS 2020 REPORT RELEASE
YOUTH FOR JUSTICE DEMAND ALCOPOP-FREE ZONE® THROUGHOUT SAN RAFAEL
March 7, 2019
En español

Newsom and Trump Share Conflict of Interest Issues
Governor Newsom: Don’t Let PlumpJack Trump Your Ethics
February 21, 2019

Zoe Kravitz / Michelob ULTRA / Super Bowl Ad / ASMR Response
30 Million Youth Exposed to Alcohol Ads During Super Bowl 53
February 3, 2019

Senator Wiener Hurls 4 a.m. Bar Bill at California Again
Governor Brown Called It “Mischief” and “Mayhem”
December 18, 2018
En español

42nd Annual Lakota Nation Invitational Grand Entrance Ceremony Features Olympic Gold Medalist Ruthie Bolton
December 13, 2018

ICE Out of Marin: Marin County Residents Rally In Defense of California Values
Board of Supervisors Hold Standing-Room Only Truth Act Community Forum To Examine Local Law Enforcement Agencies’ Entanglements With Federal Immigration Authorities
December 7, 2018
En español

MEDIA ADVISORY: COMMUNITY TELLS KREKORIAN: NO VOICE! NO WAY!
Los Angeles City Councilmember Krekorian Wants to Keep the Community Out of the Alcohol License Process
December 4, 2018
En español

MEDIA ADVISORY: Marin County Residents Rally In Defense of California Values
Board of Supervisors To Hold Truth Act Community Forum To Examine Local Law Enforcement Agencies’ Entanglements With Federal Immigration Authorities
December 3, 2018
En español

MEDIA ADVISORY:
3rd Annual LA Eastside Connection
South Los Angeles Celebrating A Multicultural Community
October 26, 2018
En español

MEDIA ADVISORY:
California Alcohol Policy Alliance (CAPA) to Announce 2018 CAPA Alcohol Prevention Heroes
3rd Annual CAPA Summit -- “Better Together” -- Takes Place at the California Endowment Center for Healthy Communities Los Angeles
October 10, 2018
En español

SB 905 WIENER’S 4 A.M. BAR BILL FAILS: GOVERNOR BROWN VETOES THE DANGEROUS EXPERIMENT
CAPA health & safety grassroots advocacy trumps nightlife industry’s profit grab
September 28, 2018
En español

San Rafael Alcohol and Drug Coalition Expands Citywide Outreach with Drug-Free Communities Grant
September 20, 2018

5th Annual Youth for Justice Summer Academy Concludes
August 24, 2018

Dangerous 4 a.m. Bar Bill SB 905 Advances as Lawmakers Choose Bar Profits Over Public Health & Safety
August 16, 2018
En español

Senator Wiener Targets Riverside County for 4 a.m. Late Night Party Zones:
Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia Buys Into Expanded Drinking
(and Alcohol-Related Harm) in the Coachella Valley
August 10, 2018
En español

CA SB 905 Opponents Hold L.A. Press Event – “No Good Can Come From Serving Alcohol Until 4 a.m.”
“Only a Dumbass Would Value Nightlife Over All Life and Vote Yes for this Bill”
August 7, 2018
En español

MEDIA ADVISORY: L.A. Says NO to 4 a.m. Last Call
L.A. City Councilmember Koretz Hosts Press Event to Oppose SB 905
Residents of Los Angeles Will Not Be Lab Rats for Senator Wiener’s 4 a.m. Bar Bill Experiment
En español
August 3, 2018

Youth for Justice Summer Academy Begins in San Rafael
YFJ SUMMER ACADEMY 2018
ACADEMIA DE VERANOJOVENES POR LA JUSTICIA
JOVENES POR LA JUSTICIA
July 27, 2018

Public Health & Safety Kicked to the Curb as California Assembly Committee Approves Dangerous 4 a.m. Bar Bill Experiment
Senator Wiener Insults Experts & Dismisses Data While Pushing His Own 'Junk Science'
June 29, 2018
En español

Blockbuster Reports Destroy Arguments to Extend California Last Call to 4 a.m.
SB 905 Author Accused of Spreading ‘Junk Science'
June 23, 2018
En español

MEDIA ADVISORY: New Report Release: The Late-Night Threat: Science, Harms, and Costs ofExtending Bar Service Hours -- 4 a.m. Bar Bill Opponents to Rally
June 18, 2018
En español

California State Senate Demonstrates Government Under the Influence
27- 9 Floor Vote Approves SB 905 – the Dangerous 4 a.m. Bar Bill Experiment
May 31, 2018
En español

Invitation: Attend Oglala Lakota Homeland Victory Celebration & Sobriety Social Gathering
Event Marks One-Year Anniversary of Alcohol Sales Ending in Whiteclay Nebraska
April 29, 2018
En español

4th Annual Marin Youth Leaders Summit Scheduled Sunday, April 29, 2018 at Alcohol Justice
April 27, 2018
En español

Alcohol Justice to Present at Alcohol Policy 18 Conference, Washington, DC
Evidence to Action / Building an Evidence-Based Social Movement
April 11-13, 2018

California Senate Committee Chooses Commerce Over Public Health & Safety by Approving the Dangerous 4 a.m. Bar Bill
L.A. May Say NO WAY!
March 14, 2018
En español

MEDIA ADVISORY
Community Rally to Protest State Senator Ricardo Lara’s Support of SB 905 –The Dangerous 4 a.m. Bar Bill Experiment
March 11, 2018
En español

Los Angeles Community Town Hall on the 4 a.m. Bar Bill Concludes:
4 a.m. Last Call Means No Safety, No Peace, No Control
California Lives Matter More Than Nightlife Commerce
March 10, 2018
En español

MEDIA ADVISORY: Los Angeles Community Town Hall on the 4 a.m. Bar Bill
Does a 4 a.m. Last Call Mean No Safety, No Peace, No Control?
March 7, 2018
En español

Big Game, Big Beer, Big Star (Matt Damon), Big Scam
AB InBev Marketing Masquerades as Philanthropy
February 1, 2018

Sacramento Burns with Sexual Harassment Hearings While State Senator Scott Wiener Fidles Again with 4 a.m. Last Call
November 28, 2017
En español

Senate Tax Bill Delivers $642 Million Turkey for Boston Beer and Friends
Sen. Rob Portman - Amendment Author - Banks Big Bucks from Big AlcoholEn español
November 20, 2017
En español

California's 4 A.M. Last Call Bill 86'd for Now
Public health & safety grassroots advocacy trumps nightlife industry's push for greater profit.
September 22, 2017

Alcohol industry misleading the public about alcohol-related cancer risk
September 7, 2017
En español

Last Call for Wiener's 4 a.m. Bar Bill
Assembly Appropriations Committee Guts SB 384, Study Bill Proposed
September 1, 2017
En español

Community members rally against 4 a.m. bar closing
They Want Public Safety Over Alcohol Profits
August 22, 2017 -- Press Release
En español

Community rallies against 4 a.m. bar closing
Public Safety Over Alcohol Profits
August 18, 2017 -- Media Advisory
En español

Youth For Justice Summer Academy Begins Monday, July 24th at Alcohol Justice in San Rafael's Canal Neighborhood
July 21, 2017
En español

Over-Concentration, Over-Consumption, and a Plague of Alcohol-Related Harm Do Not A World Class City Make
June 27, 2017
En español

MEDIA ADVISORY: Southern California Public Health & Safety Advocates To Rally Against Proposed 4 A.M. Last Call For Bars, Restaurants, and Clubs
June 25, 2017
En español

California State Senate Busted for GUI - Government Under the Influence - of Big Alcohol
27-9 Floor Vote Approves Dangerous 4 a.m. Bar Bill, Chooses Night Life Over All Life
June 2, 2017

Deceptive Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017 is a $321 Million Dollar Federal Gift to Big Alcohol
May 25, 2017
En español

Activists Count Coup on Whiteclay Liquor Stores
April 29, 2017

Battle for Whiteclay: Decision Day for Deadly Alcohol Sales - Media Availability
April 4, 2017
En español

CA Senate Committee Turns Blind Eye to Public Health & Safety, Approves Dangerous 4 a.m. Bar Bill
March 29, 2017
Spanish version

PLATICA COMUNITARIA - Conozca sus Derechos; Community Forum - Know Your Rights
March 10, 2017

Cristina Garcia and Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher Introduce 'Common Cents Tax Reform' Act to End the Diapers & Feminine Health Products Tax
March 9, 2017

Dangerous 4 a.m. Bar Bill Provokes Immediate Statewide Opposition
CAPA Campaign to STOP California State Senator Wiener's SB 384 hits the ground running
February 16, 2017
Spanish version

A-B InBev Resurrects Zombie Spuds to Pitch Suds
February 4, 2017
Spanish version

Hey Bud, You Bailed on the Olympics -- Now Bail on NFL's Big Game
January 26, 2017
Spanish version

A 25 Cents Beer Tax Would Solve Governor Brown's $1.6 Billion Budget Deficit
January 10, 2017
Spanish version

MEDIA ADVISORY: Pine Ridge Native American Activists and Supporters Weigh In On Nebraska Senator Patty Pansing Brooks' Multi-Faceted Approach to End the Alcohol-Related Public Health an Safety Disaster in Whiteclay
October 10, 2016

Governor Brown Sends Mixed Message on Youth Alcohol Prevention: Powdered Alcohol Banned, But Free Booze Allowed at Barbershops & Beauty Parlors
September 27, 2016

MEDIA ADVISORY: Walt Ranch Deforestation Protest - Hall Winery, Saint Helena, CA
September 10, 2016

MEDIA ADVISORY: Youth For Justice to Protest at San Rafael 18-8 Fine Men's Salon, Will Ask Governor Brown to VETO AB 1322
September 9, 2016

CA Public Health Advocates Hopeful About ABC Changes
September 7, 2016
Spanish version

"Alcohol Belongs in Saloons, Not Salons!" Los Angeles and Lafayette rallies ask Governor Brown to VETO AB 1322
NO FREE BOOZE AT 42,000+ BARBERSHOPS & BEAUTY PARLORS
August 12, 2016
Spanish version

MEDIA ADVISORY: Youth say, "Cut my hair, not my liver" as Los Angeles and Lafayette rallies, ask Governor Brown to VETO AB 1322
August 12, 2016
Spanish version

Youth for Justice Academy Kicks-Off in San Rafael's Canal Neighborhood
Two weeks of leadership training on good nutrition, physical exercise, drug & alcohol prevention and direct action
July 25, 2016
Spanish version

California Senate GO Committee Passes AB 1554 to Ban Powdered Alcohol
Public Health and Safety Rule the Day
June 14, 2016
Spanish version

California Assembly GO Committee Passes SB 819 to Ban Powdered Alcohol
Palcohol Promoter Mark Phillips' Profit Motives Trumped by Public Health and Safety Concerns
June 8, 2016
Spanish version

California Powdered Alcohol Ban Scheduled for Key Committee Vote
In Person: Palcohol Promoter vs. Public Health
June 7, 2016

Advocates Tell Budweiser 'America is Not For Sale'
May 23, 2016

Youth For Justice Hold Annual Youth Leader Summit This Saturday at Alcohol JusticeFood, Music, Facilitated Sharing, Medicinal Herb Gardening, Alcohol & Marijuana Prevention
April 29, 2016

Supermajority of States Bans Powdered Alcohol
94% of California Legislators Suppport the Ban
April 28, 2016
Spanish version

California Assembly Committee Delivers 2nd Punch to Powdered Alcohol, Passes AB 1554 to Ban the Product in the State
April 6, 2016
Spanish version

Powerful California Senate Committee Passes SB 819 to Ban Powdered Alcohol
SUPPORT GROWS AMONG PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY ORGANIZATIONS
March 8, 2016
Spanish version

Groups to Alcohol Industry: Stop Advertising to Kids
Alcohol Industry Fails to Protect Youth From Harmful Alcohol Ads
February 25, 2016

Boycott Circle K San Rafael, Youth Demand Alcopop-Free Zone®
February 12, 2016

Mike's Hard Lemonade & 21st Century Fox are in the Alcohol Justice Doghouse for Threatening Youth
Deadpool Film Character Pitches Alcopops
February 12, 2016
Spanish version

California Legislators Introduce Two Bills to Ban Powdered Alcohol
Public Health & Safety Organizations Pledge Support
California Alcohol Policy Alliance (CAPA) Launches
January 5, 2016
Spanish version

CalBoozeBuster App Wins Innovation Award by California Alcoholic Beverage Control
Alcohol Justice's Bruce Lee Livingston Takes First Prize
December 16, 2015

ALCOPOPS: Sweet, Cheap, and Dangerous to Youth
Alcohol Justice report urges crackdown on flavored malt beverage market
December 15, 2015
Spanish version

ALCOHOL JUSTICE AND US ALCOHOL POLICY ALLIANCE URGE DC METRO LEADERS TO KEEP TRANSIT SYSTEM ALCOHOL AD-FREE
DC Metro One of 18 Major US Transit Districts With a Current Ban on Alcohol Ads
Proposed policy change would shift burden of cost to taxpayers and expose countless young people to excessive alcohol advertising
November 17, 2015

Boycott Circle K San Rafael - Youth Demand Alcopop-Free Zone®
September 24, 2015
Spanish version

San Francisco County Jail Hosts REEL Recovery Film Festival, Innovative National Recovery Month Program Offers Inspiration & Hope
September 16, 2015
Spanish version

Pinkwashed alcohol products & promotions exposed in new study, Alcohol is a known & avoidable contributor to breast cancer, Alcohol Justice spotlights problems & dangers of pinkwashing
September 14, 2015
Spanish version

Long-Shot California Alcohol Tax Increase Bill - ABX2-18 - Gains Momentum & Support
September 11, 2015
Spanish version

Drug Take-Back Ordinance to be Introduced at Marin County Board of Supervisors Meeting. Alcohol Justice, Youth for Justice and San Rafael Alcohol & Drug Coalition will Offer Support
July 27, 2015

Alcohol Justice Releases New Report on Marin County's Alcohol Environment: Harm, Costs, Policies, & Community Resources
July 14, 2015
Spanish version

Robin Williams Tribute, Brilliant Short FIlms, and Live Stand-Up Comedy Highlight Final Day of 2nd Annual REEL Recovery Film Festival & Symposium - San Francisco Bay Area
June 14, 2015

The Struggle to Stop Whiteclay Nebraska's Alcohol Bootlegging
San Francisco REEL Recovery Film Festival Panel & Documentary: Radical Resistance Tour: Pine Ridge, South Dakota
June 13, 2015

Tonight - A World Premiere of Michael DeLeon's "An American Epidemic" and the San Francisco Premiere of Daniel Baldwin's "The Wisdom to Know the Difference" @ The REEL Recovery Film Festival - New People Cinema, San Francisco
June 12, 2015

Peter Coyote In Person to Introduce the San Francisco Premiere of GIRL ON THE EDGE2nd Annual REEL Recovery Film Festival Kicks-Off Thursday 6/11/15 @ New People Cinema